U.S. team rolls to Solheim Cup victory

Lexi Thompson set the tone by rallying from four holes down to halve her match, and her U.S. teammates took it from there and restored their dominance in the Solheim Cup.

The Americans finished off their most decisive victory in 21 years, beating Europe 161⁄2-111⁄2 at Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa, on Sunday.

Cristie Kerr and Paula Creamer won key matches, and Gerina Piller sealed it with a birdie putt that put her 3 up over Florentyna Parker with three to play in a 4-and-2 victory.

The Americans are 10-5 in the biennial tournament after their biggest win since a 17-11 triumph in 1996 in Wales. They rallied to win in Germany in 2015, and have taken five of the last seven matches.

Henrik Stenson set a tournament record in winning the Wyndham Championship at Greensboro, N.C., for his first title of the year. Stenson closed with a six-under 64 for a onestroke victory over Ollie Schniederjans in the final event of the PGA Tour regular season. His 22-under 258 total broke the Sedgefield Country Club course’s 72-hole record set by Carl Pettersson in 2008 and matched last year by Si Woo Kim.

Scott McCarron birdied the final three holes to beat California childhood rival Kevin Sutherland by a stroke in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open at Endicott, N.Y. McCarron closed with an eight-under 64 to earn his third victory this year and fifth in the last two seasons on the PGA Tour Champions 50-and-over circuit.